BTC
Decentralized digital currency
BTC is the standard abbreviation for bitcoin, the cryptocurrency.
It functions like a currency code (USD, EUR) in trading contexts: BTC is up 3% today, I bought 0.5 BTC.
The abbreviation appears on exchanges, in wallet apps, and in casual discussion of crypto markets.
Cryptographic linked transaction record
- walletSmall case for currency
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- decentralizedLacking single authority
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
whitepaper · halving · cold storage · private key · public key · taproot · confirmation · transaction fee
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- store of valueAsset that maintains worth
- digital goldScarce virtual currency
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
appreciation · speculation · risk · return · allocation · dollar-cost averaging · bullish · bearish
Mutual giving and receiving
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- market capTotal equity value
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
- spotMark or location
futures · leverage · long · short · whale · accumulation · distribution · order book
Advocate of extreme positions
- laser eyesEye-emitted destructive beams
- sound moneyFiscally stable legal tender
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- unbankedWithout bank accounts
To uphold or sustain
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
- reversalComplete change of direction
- correctionFixing of mistakes
consolidation · uptrend · downtrend · momentum · overbought · oversold · rally · crash
blockchain
Cryptographic linked transaction record
- walletSmall case for currency
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- decentralizedLacking single authority
peer-to-peer · whitepaper · halving · cold storage · private key · public key · taproot · confirmation · transaction fee · hashrate
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- store of valueAsset that maintains worth
- digital goldScarce virtual currency
hedge · appreciation · speculation · risk · return · allocation · dollar-cost averaging · bullish · bearish · FOMO
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- market capTotal equity value
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
spot · futures · leverage · long · short · whale · accumulation · distribution · order book · bid
maximalist
Advocate of extreme positions
- laser eyesEye-emitted destructive beams
- sound moneyFiscally stable legal tender
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
unbanked · remittance · El Salvador · legal tender · pizza day
support
To uphold or sustain
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
- reversalComplete change of direction
correction · consolidation · uptrend · downtrend · momentum · overbought · oversold · rally · crash · pump
BTCfiat money
Legal tender by decree
Federal Reserve · central banking · fiat · quantitative easing
BTCgold
Element seventy-nine
physical gold · tangible assets · real estate · precious metals · bonds